HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
HPE's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 26x earnings, above its usual 16x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
QBTS
D-Wave Quantum Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score QBTS yet.
HPE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
HPE's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
QBTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
QBTS's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
HPE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.4x | $12.41 | -75% |
| Forward | 11x | $50.16 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $30.89 | -38% |
| Expensive | 26x | $49.82 | -0.7% |
| Current | 26x | $50.16 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HPE's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
QBTS PE Valuation
QBTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HPE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HPE, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
QBTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect QBTS's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HPE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.68 | +141% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.94 | +128% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.09 | +6.9% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.17 | -108% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.04 | -102% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.85 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.02 | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.08 | +43% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.93 | +25% |
HPE has the edge over QBTS in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
QBTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.44 | +$0.97 |
QBTS is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.44 per share over the past year, against $1.41 at its worst in late 2025.
HPE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.2B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.7B | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.3B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.1B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.6B | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.9B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.5B | +15% |
HPE has the edge over QBTS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +8.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7% | +22 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1% | -8.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7% | -4.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | -20 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | +1.3 points |
HPE has the edge over QBTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
QBTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.5M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1M | -0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9M | -81% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8M | +19% |
QBTS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2025 peak: $5M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1732% | -876 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1915% | -1840 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1266% | -390 points |
| Q3 2025 | -742% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | -856% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -75% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | -876% | N/A |
QBTS's operating margin was −1732% last quarter, down 876 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HPE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $896M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $827M | +$1.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $609M | +$1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $729M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -289% |
| Q1 2025 | -$918M | -$326M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -34% |
HPE generated $4.2B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
QBTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$32.9M | -$16.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$46M | -$26.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$20M | -1977% |
QBTS and HPE do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
HPE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +17M shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +133M shares |
| 5 years | +8.3% | +111M shares |
| Available history | +6.1% | +83M shares |
HPE has the edge over QBTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $135M |
| Q2 2026 | $154M |
| Q1 2026 | $158M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $50M |
| Q1 2025 | $52M |
| Q4 2024 | $50M |
HPE spent $547M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
QBTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +3.4M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +68.6M shares |
QBTS has 371M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
HPE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
HPE's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.9 years a year ago.
QBTS Net Leverage
QBTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
HPE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.0 | Neutral |
HPE's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
QBTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.0 | Oversold |
QBTS's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
HPE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | HPE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 7.2% below |
| PE % | 83 | 35 | 48 pts above |
HPE is trading at 26x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x.
QBTS PE vs Technology Sector
QBTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HPE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $58.5 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $54.6 | 8.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $38.8 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $29.6 | 70% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.5 | 114% above |
HPE has the edge over QBTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
QBTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.8 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $16.3 | 40% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.9 | 50% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.6 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.46 | 4% above |
QBTS has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 4% above its 200-week average.
HPE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.9 | $11.8 | -26% |
| 2021 | $11.8 | $15.8 | +34% |
| 2022 | $15.8 | $15.8 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | $15.8 | $17.0 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | $17.0 | $21.7 | +28% |
| 2025 | $21.7 | $24.5 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $24.5 | $50.2 | +105% |
HPE has the edge over QBTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
QBTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.2 | $10.5 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | $10.5 | $9.79 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | $9.79 | $1.70 | -83% |
| 2023 | $1.70 | $0.88 | -48% |
| 2024 | $0.88 | $9.91 | +1026% |
| 2025 | $9.91 | $25.3 | +155% |
| 2026 YTD | $25.3 | $9.84 | -61% |
QBTS's yearly returns have swung widely, from +1026% in 2024 to −83% in 2022. It's down 61% so far in 2026.